The Stocks Channel


Sherlock's Stocks channel lets you get stock quotes, news headlines and stories, and charts for stocks. You enter the company name or ticker symbol and put Sherlock to work. It retrieves the information and displays it in the Stocks window.

Tip

  • Although the stock quotes are delayed 15 minutes, they are constantly updated as long as the Stocks window is open.


To look up stock information for a company

1.

Open the Stocks channel. Sherlock connects to the Internet and retrieves information about the last companies you looked up, which it displays in its window (Figure 16).

Figure 16. Sherlock's Stocks channel.


2.

Enter the name or ticker symbol for a company in the Company Name or Ticker Symbol box near the top of the window (Figure 17).

Figure 17. Enter a ticker symbol (like this) or a company name.


3.

Click the magnifying glass button to begin the search.

The company name and information is added to the list and appears in the window (Figure 18).

Figure 18. The company you added appears in the window.


Tips

  • In step 1, the first time you open the Stocks channel, it displays information for Apple Computer, Inc.

  • After step 3, if you entered a company name or ticker symbol that Sherlock does not recognize, it displays a "Company name or ticker symbol not found" message beside the magnifying glass icon. Repeat steps 2 and 3 to try again.


To view news stories

Click a headline in the Stocks window. The story appears in the bottom of the window (Figure 18).

Or

1.

Click a headline in the Stocks window. A link to a story appears in the bottom of the window.

2.

Click the link. Sherlock launches your Web browser to display the article on the Web (Figure 19).

Figure 19. A news story viewed in a Web browser window.


To view a different chart

Choose an option from the Chart pop-up menu (Figure 20). The chart changes accordingly.

Figure 20. The Chart menu offers three charting options.


To remove a company from the list

1.

Select the company you want to remove from the list.

2.

Press . The company disappears.

Tip

  • The fewer companies in the list, the quicker Sherlock can display and update information. This also speeds up the Stocks channel's loading time.




Visual QuickStart Guide. Mac OS X 10. 4 Tiger
Mac Os X 10.4 Tiger (Visual Quickstart Guides)
ISBN: 0321423372
EAN: 2147483647
Year: 2003
Pages: 301
Authors: Maria Langer

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